ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 motherboard include:

• Socket: 1155
• Chipset: Intel Z68 Express
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6776F
• Parallel ATA: One ATA-133 port controlled by a VIA VT6330 chip
• Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 ports, two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10), and four SATA-600 ports controlled by an ASMedia ASM1061 chip
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port controlled by the same ASMedia ASM1061 chip, shared with the internal SATA3_A4 port
• USB 2.0: Eight USB 2.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Six ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through one header on the motherboard, controlled by three ASMedia ASM1042 chips
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available through a header on the motherboard, controlled by the same VIA VT6330 chip
• On-board video: Yes, controlled by the CPU; one VGA and two HDMI connectors supporting Lucidlogix Virtu technology
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 KHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs), on-board optical SPDIF connector
• On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports controlled by two Realtek RTL8111E chips
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: Yes
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4, supporting SLI and CrossFireX, PCI Express 3.0 if a compatible CPU is installed), one PCI Express x1 slot, two standard PCI slots (ASMedia ASM1083 bridge chip), and a PLX PEX8608 switch chip to increase the number of PCI Express lanes
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2133, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connectors for an auxiliary fan, and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra Features: POST diagnostics display, legacy serial port, floppy controller, special “mouse port,” and holes for socket LGA775 CPU coolers
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities and Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• MSRP in the US: USD 270